Allen released
an ad earlier this month hitting Kaine for supporting the debt-limit deal
last year that led to the sequestration cuts, which could reduce Pentagon
budgets by $500 billion over the next decade.

Sequestration has been a big issue in Virginia, a state with
a sizable military presence, and has come up frequently in the debates between Allen
and Kaine.

The issue is playing in both the Senate campaign and the
tight presidential race in Virginia.